From Five To Nine

I'm disappointed in you. I hate you.

I will marry Kaori-san very soon.

Sakuraba? What's wrong?

Sorry.

Don't be.

Here's the spare key.

In the end, I couldn't beat you even once.

I thought you would've chosen Junko-san though.

Thanks to that, my plans have been totally ruined.

The contractors aren't answering my calls either, since I can't become the chief priest anymore.

Bro, what's wrong?

You look like a dead person.

Morning.

Good morning.

Here.

There's no way I'm accepting your resignation like this.

-Come back, Sakuraba. -But...

We all want you back. Right?

Welcome back!

Miss Junko.

I'm so glad you came back.

Really glad.

That means everyone loves you Sakuraba-sensei.

Eh? Wait a second... What happened to you all? Hey.

It's just that we're all so happy you're back. Right?

Exactly. Rather, we should be thanking...

Hoshikawa-san for rejecting you.

Right? Right? Right?

Eh? Eh? So-sorry.

No, no, it's fine.

There's no point trying to hide it.

What?

I can at least tell you're pretty upset from the sound of your footsteps.

Though we don't know the reason.

I mean, look! There's heaps of your favourite food.

-There is such a thing as too much, you know. -But Onee-chan...

Your favourite after crab is deep-fried horse mackerel, right?

Yeah it is, but there's still a limit to that.

Gosh, I miss Takane-kun

If only Takane-kun was here at a time like this he would know what to do...

Dad, you know, I.. .

-I wonder if Onii-san likes deep-fried horse mackerel? -I would think so.

-He probably makes that face too. -What face?

Mom, listen...

Um...

Well...

Hoshikawa-san and I...

I'll go.

I'm opening the door right now.

Huh? Onii-san!? Onii-san's here. Onii-san.

-Takane-kun! -Takane-kun, huh? Oh.

Takane-kun, welcome back.

Welcome back! Welcome!

Eh?

Hey! Come on! Joking like that to Otou-san face only...

-Come on in, come in. -Takane-kun...

-Today we're having a deep-fried mackerel festival. -Jeez, stop that!

Gosh, Takane-kun. Are you trying to be funny?

-Seriously. -Making an expressionless face...

...and saying 'I broke up with Junko-san'.

Come on, Onii-san! April Fools is in April.

Are you serious?

Thank you for your time.

He didn't have to come all the way here for that.

Hey! Come on! Don't make that face!

Come on. We're having a deep-fried mackerel festival, right?

If you don't have some I'll eat it all.

Okay. You're right. Hey. Nene.

-The so-soy sauce. Soy sauce. -Here.

This horse mackerel is delicious, huh?

It...it was cheap right? Mom.

-Eh? Dad? -I'm going to settle this.

-Ah! Hey! -Otou-san!

Takane-kun! Takane-kun! Hey!

-Otou-san. -Takane-kun!

Otou-san!

Sorry about stopping you in such a cold place.

-Put this on. It's cold. -No, I'm fine.

It's fine, it's fine Go ahead.

Days like this make you you want to go to the bathouse, huh?

We used to go often as a family in the past.

I was always alone in the men's bath.

Listening to the echoes of Junko and the others laughing...

...I felt a little lonely.

And I would always think to myself 'If only I had a son...' and things like that.

That's why I've always wanted to go with you to the bathhouse, but....

Sorry for talking about such trivial things.

Bye then.

This is delicious.

It's delicious!

-Where's Junko? -Taking a bath.

I can't accept this.

Did you hear Junko-sensei came back?

Awesome!

-It's from Nene-chan -Hm?

I see.

Here's a forwarded text from everyone's beloved Shibuya Prince.

Make up?

Let's work together to get...

Junko-sensei and Hoshikawa-san to make up.

Of course.

Anything for Miss Junko and Mr. Hoshikawa.

And especially for you.

Are you talking about this by any chance?

Yep.

Well, if you're hated marriage is a no-go, right?

Isn't it possible that Mr. Hoshikawa...

..had some kind of reason for what he did? For example...

Maybe he couldn't stand to see Miss Junko having a hard time at the temple.

-That... -That's what I think.

He's right, Junko-sensei

Are things really okay like this? Can you give up on him?

You'll definitely regret it later.

Don't you two have unfinished business?

Well, if you insist...

I did want him to try a lunchbox I made with all my effort...

Stuff like that.

I got it.

Miss Junko. The perfect meal.

Let's go back after all.

After having come this far, what are you saying?

-Hey! -Good luck!

Okay.

We've still have visit two more places to pay our respects, don't we?

-Yes. -Visiting all sorts of places...

...with you Takane-sama, I...

Ah. Um. Here.

Oh my. How pitiful.

-That looks delicious! -Thanks for taking it.

Since it's tough to take it back home.

-Bye. -Yeah.

Eavesdropping? That's not a good hobby to have.

You heard it all, right? Here.

Since I've decided to go back to the Kyoto temple.

-You don't have to. -Eh?

Just like she treasures her family...

I've decided that I'm going to look after you as well.

-I just have to move on. -You're protecting yourself.

Simply put, you're just afraid that you'll get hurt if you go any further, right?

Ha? What? Don't act like you understand.

I do understand. I'm like that as well.

-Eh? -At some point...

-...you realized it too right? How I feel about you. -Mishima.

Here. I got it from a client.

-Museum? -Go with that monk.

I think he likes that kind of stuff.

-Eh? -It's too early to give up, don't you think?

Mishima. Thanks.

Meet him in front of the museum at 1pm. Good luck.

Ah. I'm fine... Thanks. I'm fine.

Why are you here? Sorry.

I asked Mishima a favour.

Congratulations!

Our 3333rd customers are here!

You have the entire museum to yourselves for today! Enjoy!

-Here's an extra prize. -Ah. Thank you.

We're taking a commemorative photo.

I wonder if Junko-sensei will be okay.

She'll be fine. My research is perfect.

This is the best spot｡

-I wonder if Mishima's guess was wrong. -What do you mean?

No, it's just that he said something about how

you look like you'd enjoy museums.

I don't find museums all that great either.

I mean, there's no transport or anything so it's kinda dull.

Rather, museums are just way too quiet.

And they aren't that interesting either.

-Museums are interesting. -Eh?

You shouldn't look down on museums.

Eh?

This is a Tyrannosaurus rex. The Tyrannosaurus...

-...is a saurischian dinosaur from the Cretaceous period... -Pardon?

Eh? Wh-why do you know all that?

I know this museum's audio guide back to front.

Since this museum has been my favourite ever since I was a student.

At my peak, I came here 200 times in one year.

Y-you must have come here a lot with your friends, huh?

Don't tell me you came here alone?

These are the bones of a Triceratops.

It's scientific name is Triceratops prorsus.

The geological time in which this dinosaur fossil was excavated...

Hey. You didn't go out to drink with friends or anything like that?

I had monk training on top of schoolwork.

Monks in training are prohibited from drinking.

I see.

This is a reconstruction of that fossil. Amongst the Cretaceous dinosaurs...

-This elk was... -Ah! It's a Christmas tree!

Hey? Come to think of it, didn't we promise...

to take a photo in front of a Christmas tree? In one of our lessons.

I forgot. I'll continue my explanation.

Because I have to let you know...

...just how enjoyable museums can be.